21 CAR § 3-302 – Penalties for failure to file or late filing of lobbyist activity reports

(a) In addition to other sanctions which may be imposed under Arkansas Code § 7-6-218(b)(4), lobbyists who fail to file activity reports when due shall be subject to fines for the late filing of reports.
(b) Although fines are based on the facts of each case, the following schedule serves as a guideline in determining the amount of the fines: Date Report Filed First Time Delinquency Repeated Delinquency by Same Lobbyist 1 to 10 days late $25.00 per report $50.00 per report 11 to 20 days late $50.00 per report $100.00 per report 21 to 30 days late $100.00 per report $200.00 per report
(c) A registered lobbyist who gives false or materially misleading information on a lobbyist activity report or omits information from that report required by 21 CAR §§ 3-201 – 206 of this part may be assessed by the Arkansas Ethics Commission a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) or more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) for each violation and may be issued a public letter of caution, warning, or reprimand.